Hyderabad: Visually impaired entrepreneur Srikanth Bolla will be participating in the Global Entrepreneurship Summit-2017 being held in Hyderabad from November 28 to 30. He will be one of the panellists of the master class on the topic “Easy Entrepreneurship: The Entrepreneurs’ Perspective.” Speaking to Deccan Chronicle about his participation in GES, Mr Bolla said, “I keep getting invites to various events. But this surely stands out as it is a good event and such an important one.”
Rejected by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) for being blind, Mr Bolla became the first international blind student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In his company Bollant Industries, which manufactures eco-friendly and disposable consumer packaging solutions, he employs persons with disabilities and the uneducated.
Speaking about the theme of the summit “Women First, Prosperity for All”, he said women in entrepreneurship roles manage their families and finances well. “They also don’t let negativity rule, which is a very important quality for entrepreneurs. But on the off-putting side of it, they have to come out of their comfort zone and that is when they will succeed. They have to think outside the box, that is when they will succeed.”
Resident of Hyderabad, he comes originally from Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh. He is going to share his views on what policies or programmes have been put in place to allow entrepreneurs to thrive. Mr Bolla advises entrepreneurs to “manage their finances efficiently and not get bogged down when there is a financial crunch. They should not overdo nor underdo.”
